stop

There is no justification for this moratorium, as the new designs can be implemented on a voluntary basis. But it would appear that Volvo and Renault, who are leading the push for delaying the new designs, don't want competitors to develop new designs before they do. The new design will allow more direct vision to reduce blind spots and has a crumple zone to make sure pedestrians and cyclists are not knocked underneath the wheels in a collision. The revision of this legislation, which allows for the extra cab space needed for the new cab designs, is supported by our Government and the official opposition as well as both the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers. Statistics illustrate how crucial the new HGV cab designs are: In London, lorries were involved in over half of cyclists' deaths even though they only made up 5% of traffic in both 2011 and 2012. Governm...